Seven men have been arrested in connection with the deaths of a mother and her three children who were killed in a house fire.

A neurosurgeon whose family died in a suspected arson attack said the evil deed was part of God’s plan and he was not supposed to be angry with him for allowing it to happen.

An 18-year-old man has appeared in court today charged with murdering the family of a Dublin-based doctor, after they died in a house fire.